Letters to the Editor category, Page 286
Letter to the editor: We should each act according to tolerance of unknown
Various governors, officials and network anchors pontificated that we should not have met for the holidays in family groups larger than 10 or two family units, and that we certainly should have avoided eating with strangers. Let’s examine the logic behind these pronouncements. Say you have N family members living...
Letter to the editor: McConnell should be investigated
So they are investigating Hunter Biden. The one they should be investigating is Sen. Mitch McConnell. When he took office in 1985, he was worth $3 million. Last year, he was worth over $34 million, not a bad return on a salary of $193,000. He is married to Secretary of...
Letter to the editor: Export festival a success despite pandemic
The Tribune-Review’s “Best of the Best” awards listed Fort Ligonier Days as Westmoreland County’s best “Festival/Fair” category winner, followed by the Delmont Apple ’n Arts Festival and the Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival as finalists. None of these events, however, took place in 2020. The Export Ethnic Food & Music...
Letter to the editor: GOP’s desperate actions
From the time of the Three-fifths Compromise in 1787 to determine federal representation, we have been a nation that increased the political power of a white minority while devaluing the power of minorities of color. The current Republican leadership is now doubling down on their intent to achieve minority rule...
Letter to the editor: Google lawsuit could hurt small businesses
The article “38 states, including Pennsylvania, file anti-trust lawsuit against Google” (Dec. 17, TribLIVE) outlines how elected officials are filing another antitrust lawsuit against Google. It is the job of the government to promote a competitive marketplace, but this lawsuit could have unintended consequences for small businesses. One of the...
Letter to the editor: Mail-in ballot problems
Thank you, Ken Mowl, for your letter regarding the Westmoreland County Election Bureau (“Provisional vote not counted,” Dec. 21, TribLIVE). I and two of my neighbors requested mail-in ballots, and none of us ever received them, though the Election Bureau did find time to enter our requests in its computer...
Letter to the editor: Masks and ‘good citizens’
Delmont Council Vice President Bill Marx’s feigned outrage is pure political grandstanding (“Everyone should follow the rules”). Elected officials define a “good citizen” as someone wearing a mask and a “dangerous citizen” as someone not wearing a mask. Marx’s obtuse argument endangers the health and welfare of himself and the...
Letter to the editor: We don’t have freedom to harm others
I weep with all the health care workers, families and caregivers who, on top of dealing with covid-19, must listen to the hate spewed forth in the name of “personal freedoms.” Yes, it is hate. It is total disregard for the lives of others. It is like you are driving...
Letter to the editor: No law on wearing masks
Regarding Bill Marx’s letter “Everyone should follow the rules” (Dec. 19, TribLIVE): The wearing of masks is not a law. Gov. Tom Wolf and his health secretary cannot make laws. State legislators make the laws. Wearing a mask is up to the individual. If it was a “lawful order” as...
Letter to the editor: Term limits would fix broken system
Here we go again. Our dysfunctional Congress agreed on a covid relief bill for the millions of folks impacted by the pandemic. Both Democrats and Republicans loaded the omnibus spending bill with pork projects, including foreign aid, and then blame each other for wasteful spending. Meanwhile, we the people are...
Letter to the editor: On virus, denying, defying will be catastrophic
Regarding the article “Westmoreland County Sheriff won’t enforce Gov. Wolf’s new covid-19 orders” (Dec. 19, TribLIVE): Throughout this pandemic I have seen so many foolish people deny, defy and ignore the catastrophic end game that this horrible virus has brought not just to our population, but to our economy. They...
Letter to the editor: Skepticism is healthy when it comes to politicians
Joseph Sabino Mistick’s column “Public ‘referees’ there to protect us” characterizing the recent pronouncements of political leaders on the covid-19 crisis or 2020 election results as statements of “moral conscience,” made in the spirit of referees officiating a boxing match, requires a true leap of faith. While acknowledging in passing...
Sounding off: What’s the thinking on ‘living our lives’?
Headlines in the Dec. 13 Trib included “Calls flood ambulance services” and “Hospitals plead for public’s help.” Excela Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Carol Fox describes staff holding the phone for a dying covid patient to hear a hymn sung by a pastor, and others holding the hands of patients...
Letter to the editor: Silent acquiescence to evil
In his letter “Why aren’t we autonomous?” (Dec. 17, TribLIVE), Don Carrera asks the whereabouts of all the free people who previously opposed despotic abuse of political authority. The tragedy he observes is that those who still believe in honesty lack fire and conviction, while those who believe in dishonesty...
Letter to the editor: Red-light grant money should be refused
Regarding the article “Busy Frankstown Road intersection in Penn Hills to get facelift using more than $300K grant” (Dec. 10, TribLIVE): While Automated Red Light Enforcement (ARLE ) grant projects can be worthwhile, no municipality should accept the money, since it came from red-light cameras — which should be banned...
Letter to the editor: Can’t forgive reps’ approval of Act 77
Remember, remember the third of November. Although he may not have actually said it, P.T. Barnum is credited with saying, “There’s a sucker born every minute.” I believe with high confidence we can apply this saying to Gov. Tom Wolf’s manipulation of the Republican Pennsylvania Legislature in September 2019. Act...
Letter to the editor: Why are legislators first in line for vaccines?
Move over hospital workers, step aside first responders, get out of the way old people, forget the nursing homes, because we have “very important” legislators who really need to get ahead of all of you. The politicians — including Sens. Bob Casey and Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Speaker...
Letter to the editor: Nursing home tales
Anne is an orphan. She lies between 60 and 70 years of age. Her pure white hair cascades down her back like a waterfall. Cut short at the ear level with bangs in the front, the rest of Anne’s hair slips over the back of her head, not to be...
Letter to the editor: Closing schools is not containing spread
Regarding the recent letters to the editor from the Pennsylvania Pediatric Health Network (“Mitigate to end pandemic”) and Dave Bonazelli (“Schools should be online”), and the article describing the Greensburg-Salem school district’s decision to shut down in-person schooling and athletics until Jan. 26 (“Greensburg Salem shuts down athletics until Jan....
Letter to the editor: GOP comes full circle on Russia
It took the GOP 40 years, but they finally have come full circle concerning the Soviet Union. In the 1980s, it was President Reagan who “conquered the Commies” and “tore down the wall.” (Russia actually went bankrupt fighting in Afghanistan for 11 years. We have fought there for nearly 20.)...
Letter to the editor: Municipalities disobeying governor’s orders
While I agree wholeheartedly with your editorial on the need for Westmoreland County to stop passing through funds to North Huntingdon for officials’ refusal to obey the governor’s covid-19 restrictions (“North Huntingdon hurts its residents by defying state covid mandates,” Dec. 19, TribLIVE), I am curious if you are willing...
Letter to the editor: Mail-in voting invites fraud
In his letter “Rep. Bob Brooks’ contempt for democracy” (Dec. 16, TribLIVE), Ray Ramondino stated “the only problem with mail-in voting is it allows more people to exercise their constitutional right to vote.” Nothing could be further from the truth. The real problem with mail-in voting is that there aren’t...
Letter to the editor: Easy to understand Trump’s defeat
After four years of experiencing the President Trump brand, American voters defeated him at the ballot box. Instead of building bridges to unite Americans, he built walls between families and friends. The other wall he promised never materialized. Americans were lied to, a lot, “believe me.” We were fed ludicrous...
Letter to the editor: Venting on vaccine, stimulus, career politicians
Thanks to the Tribune-Review for printing my 2020 opinions. Let me wrap up my 2020 venting with the following. For months we were promised the vaccine would be given to health care providers and elderly in nursing homes first. Then I see politicians and their spouses (Jill Biden) receiving it....
Letter to the editor: Does Trump love America?
Donald Trump loves America? Why did he hold America hostage with failed lawsuits as he tries to overturn his election defeat with lies about a rigged election? I believe the rigged election was in 2016, and Trump won then with the help of Russia, WikiLeaks and emails. And he still...
